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Review on πŸ–₯️ Dell 34" Curved Monitor with 3440X1440 Resolution, Anti-Glare Screen, Tilt Adjustment, and Flicker-Free Technology by Odayne Nasri

Revainrating 5 out of 5

A truly incredible monitor but with an odd design choice/flaw.

I bought it mainly for gaming but it's a good choice for anything else like work or art. I've had multiple monitors and this is my first ultrawide. At first I was worried it would be too big for me or cause neck pain when looking at both ends of the screen, especially when gaming, but I can tell you that's not a problem. It's a beautiful monitor with just the right degree of curvature and the ability to adjust it to my needs. It promises all of the advertised features and offers options that match what many gamers expect from a high-end monitor. But before you buy, you should make sure that your computer can handle it. I have an RTX 2080 and this monitor is the best I can get with it and I can't really see a huge difference in power consumption or graphics quality (this monitor replaces the curved 2560 x 1440 which was still amazing). also monitor). Now for the design flaw mentioned in the title and the main reason I'm writing this; Give some PPE to a weird monitor attachment. Four settings are available for the response time: Fast, Super-Fast, Extreme and MPRT. MPRT has a 1ms response time and I prefer to use it. However, every time I turn on the computer or wake it from sleep, the response time resets to Fast. Everyone. Lonely. Time. When loading for about 10 seconds from the monitor, a message is displayed stating that the refresh rate is too low and 100Hz or higher is required to use MPRT. Then you probably think the Hz frequency is too low, and so do I. But lo and behold, the frequency hadn't changed AT ALL from 144 Hz when I looked at it. I have to manually change the response time on the MPRT (buttons on the side of the screen) every time I turn it on or wake it up. Oh yeah, and when it's reset to Fast, the screen brightness drops. You can see the screen get noticeably brighter as it reverts to MPRT. I contacted Dell Support and they worked with me for over a month to troubleshoot the issue. Their final conclusion was that it works as intended. Which one? I understand why the monitor does this: in a split second it turns on, its frequency goes from 0Hz to 144Hz, and so it thinks you can't turn on the MPRT when it's below 100Hz. So it resets it and asks you to increase the refresh rate to get the MPRT back. But come on. Indeed? It's not a deal breaker, but it's so annoying. I sit at my computer every day and have to stick a note on my monitor to remind me to change it. Even then I still forget! I'm sure a lot of people will read this and say, "Oh, first world problems! You have a right, don't be lazy, etc.” Normally I'd agree, but this is a $500 ultra-wide monitor with all the bells and whistles and from a well-known brand. I have a second $200 monitor that does everything this one can but never resets. I had one for $100 that does the same thing even without a factory reset. The difference is only in resolution and size. I don't think it's too lazy to expect an expensive product with a lot of good features to work correctly and not require daily manual data entry. Not to mention that from all my previous monitors I've gone from worrying to thinking about response times and wondering why my screen looks dimmer every day. TLDR: The best monitor I've ever owned and I'm glad I chose the Ultrawide. Has all advertised features. Amazing for gaming or other purposes. The only downside/nuisance is that your response time can be reset every time your computer turns on or wakes up from sleep; a slower response time also dims the screen. You have to change it back manually each time. It's not really a good reason not to buy it, but definitely something I think others should be aware of. UPDATE 06/12/2022. I recently upgraded my graphics card from NVIDIA RTX 2080 to 3080. The refresh rate is no longer reset. I tried to reproduce the problem and now it stays on MPRT. I have no idea why the graphics card would affect this, but here we are. Maybe I had a setting somewhere that got reset when I installed 3080? Or did my computer need a little more power to remember the setting? I'm glad I don't have to change the refresh rate every time, but it's weird that this was the solution.

Pros
  • The way I use my computer has really changed for the better. Good quality
Cons
  • I am not sure

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